1 Chapter 3 - The Story of Her Past
Ok, note from the last chapter, you know when she was doing her power and she said, "Forces of the Double Star, give me the power"? Well, her galaxy is called the Galaxy of the Double Star, k? I don't think I mentioned it in this chapter. I think this is my best so far, it's kinda sad (tearjerker) so be ready.
"Hey, guys?" asked Ami as the girl were discussing the most recent battle. "Did you know Leah can transform?"
"What!?" Rei looked at the girl next to her. "You can transform too!?"
"Yeah." She looked confused. "Didn't you guys know that?"
"Why don't you show them?" asked Ami as she winked at Leah.
"Ok." Said Leah as she pulled out her locket. "Kilagniso Aldebaran Henshinoh Uratorymoss!" The scouts watched in amazement as she twirled around and her uniform took shape.
"Woa." Whispered Lita as she looked at the figure before her. Her sailor suit was similar to that of the other scouts. Her collar was a bluish-purple, and so was her skirt and her boots. Her bows, collar, and glove linings were a pinkish-purple. She didn't wear a tiara, but at the center of her bow, she had a star locket.
"I can't believe it!" managed Mina. "I never even imagined you could transform! What do you want us to call you in your transformed state?"
"Kilangniso Aldebaran, or in your language, Sailor Eclipse." Sailor Eclipse smiled at them.
"So how do you know our language?" asked Rei. "You speak it very well and you can translate stuff for us."
"My mother made me study it when I was little. She always dreamed of taking me to meet the Moon Princess. She said that I needed to know English if I wished to communicate with her." Said Sailor Eclipse.
"Wait a minute!" said Artemis. "If you lived during the Silver Millennium, wouldn't you be about a thousand years old!?"
"Actually, I'm 18252 years old." She said and then when she saw the looks on her friends faces, she continued. "You know how our Eclipse's are at different times, well for every year you guys have, I have about 18 years. So, if you guys hadn't have been born again, you would be 1015 years old, correct? So take that number and multiply it by 18 and you get my age. Fortunately, on my planet, age takes millenniums to show. So right now, I'm about as old as you."
"Woa!" said Ami, "That was really interesting!"
"I don't get it." Said Serena.
"Just forget it, you baka odango-atama!" whispered Rei. "I want to hear more about her galaxy!"
"Ok, don't worry, Serena, I'll explain it to you later! See, like Serena, I am the princess of my own galaxy. I have my own cat guardians, my own Sailor Senshi, and I have the ability to transform."
"Your own Sailor Senshi!?" asked Mina. "What are they like?"
"They're pretty much like you guys. They are each princesses of their own respected planets, and they each have powers pertaining to their own respected elements. My galaxy has only five planets. Therefore, I was the princess of one planet, and my friends were the princesses of the four others. They were known as Sailor Magnitude, Sailor Centauri, Sailor Proxima, and Sailor Sirius. Their common names were Antares, Vega, Mira, and Capella. Those guys are the best friends I could ever ask for!"
"So," said Luna. "About your cat guardians, what were they like?" Her eyes shone with eagerness.
"I think you are most like Stella." Said Sailor Eclipse with a chuckle. "She was black and had a star on her fore head. She's always nagging on me on what and what not to do."
"Sounds a lot like Luna!" said Serena.
"Hey!" said Luna with a forgiving smile.
"What about me?" asked Artemis. "Were there any guy cats?"
"Before I answer that," said Sailor Eclipse, "I'm gonna de- transform!" she changed back into the outfit Rei had let her borrow. Lately, since Leah didn't have a home, Rei had offered her a room at her temple. She said staying a year with Grandpa was all the training she needed to beat the real Dominion.
"Well?" probed Artemis.
"You are totally like Cosmos!" said Leah with a laugh. "He is major impatient and he's always good for a laugh! Cosmos is light gray and he has a star on his forehead."
Author's Note: I chose the names Stella and Cosmos because they both have to do with star terms. Stella is short for Stellar Universe, which means Galaxy. I chose Cosmos because I've heard it before. I think it means heavens.
So what's with the star?" asked Ami. "At least I figure that is your symbol since it is on your locket and it is the symbol on Stella and Cosmos's heads."
"You're correct." Said Leah. "My galaxy's symbol is the star as is yours the moon. We are symbolized as a star because we are the outer-most galaxy in all the universe. My galaxy pretty much revolves around the eclipse."
"So there aren't any guys in this story?" asked Serena in a disappointed tone.
"Of course there are!" said Leah with a mischievous look. "I'm just not there yet!"
"DO TELL!!" shouted Serena as she perked up.
"Well, there was a guy I kinda liked, but he wasn't a prince like Darien was. He was a commoner that lived on my planet. His name was Procyon. *Pro-see-on* We met one day when I was ditching school. Yeah, yeah, I know, but school gets boring every now and then. Well anyways, I was running away from the school when I ran into the street. He was walking by with his horse when I ran out in front of him and he practically knocked me over. Well, then I passed out. I woke up in a weird little cottage, it was his house. When he saw I was awake, he came over to me. He told me I should watch where I was going because I scared his horse. He obviously didn't know who I was because I was wearing my school uniform.
'I don't have time to mess with school girls who run around town without looking where they're going!' he said in an angry tone.
At first he scared me so I started to cry. 'Aw, don't cry.' He seemed sorry. 'I didn't mean it, it's just that my little sister just got sold as a slave to some rich geezer. It's all we can do because we can't pay for rent. My mother and father are already sold, and my parents want me to get a job and hold down the fort until they can earn their freedom. I had to skip work today because you ran into me and I didn't know if you were alive or not!'
'I'm so sorry.' Was all I could say.
'Well, I guess I'd better introduce myself so you don't think I'm a convict. My name is Procyon. As you know, I have two parents, a little sister named Cepheid, and my horse named Super Nova. I work at some strange place where they needed a horse. Soop (nickname for my horse) and I go there every day to do whatever they can find for us. If I'm lucky, I'll make enough for a meal and a portion of the rent, but that's only if I'm lucky.'
I had never met anyone like him! My mom and dad and I always figured I'd marry some royal guy from another galaxy. I never even got to hang out with common people. Not even at school. My school was a special one, there's only me, Mira, Capella, Antares, and Vega.
Well, we talked more, and actually became good friends. We talked about everything from the other planets to the other galaxies. Then I had to go. I thanked him for taking care of me, and said I was sorry that I ruined his day. But he said I hadn't ruined it at all. When I was leaving he called after me.
'Wait a second! You never told me your name!' he smiled.
'Leahtair.' I said. 'But just call me Leah.'
I never knew that would take him by such surprise. 'What's wrong?' I asked as his face turned totally white.
'Oh nothing.' he choked but was thinking 'You mean this whole day, I've been chatting with the Princess of Aldebaran! I can't believe it! And to think I almost ran her over with my horse! And to also think that just an hour ago, I had a little crush on her! What are the chances? A teenager destined for slavery, and living in poverty meeting the princess of his planet! She probably has slaves of her own! Boy, how come whenever I make a friend, it doesn't work out!?' his head was screaming inside.
'Are you sure you're okay?' I asked him. 'I'll call you later, okay?' Then I left.
Later, he and I started meeting a lot. We became really good friends. Okay, Okay, maybe we were more than friends! I'll admit. I eventually helped free his family and paid the rent for him, I mean it was the least I could do after he saved my life! I talked my parents into letting his family come stay at our palace. Everyday, he would work on our garden, or any other odd jobs I could find for him. My mom would always get after me after she caught me watching him work. I would spend hours on end watching him plant our flowers, scrub our floors, or even eat at that. There was something about him that I just couldn't help but notice.
With his family living with us, his sister became like a sister to me. I called her Sephie and she called me Leah. Procy (which I called him) would always thank me for giving her a better childhood than he had. I always told him it was no problem, but he always had to make sure I knew it.
Every time he and I would go for a walk, he would always stare at me. I'm really shy, and that would just scare the heck out of me! See, we had been going steady for about 1 year, so one day, when I was 16 and he was 18, I brought it up.
'Hey Procy?'
'Yeah.' he said, his gaze fixed on my eyes.
'Why do you always look at me like that?' I laughed uncomfortably and looked to the ground.
Then he put his hand under my chin and lifted it up so I was looking him in the eyes. He had a really serious look on his face. 'Because every time I do, it reminds me how lucky I am.'
My heart melted away, right there. I had convinced my parents a couple of years ago that it wasn't what was on the outside of a person, it was what was on the inside. And I had found one person with a heart of gold."
Serena sighed. Leah's story reminded her so much of her and Darien. She remembered the long walks through the castle gardens, the romantic moonlight strolls. 'She's got it so good!' she thought. 'She still lives in this time.'
Leah went on. "Procy and I were really tight. After that, I was never uncomfortable around him again. I loved him more than anything." She concluded as a small tear over flowed from her eyes.
Luna sat there remembering the time of the Silver Millennium. 'Those were peaceful times. Serena and Darien were close as well. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed like Leah was talking as if her story was from the past.'
"I want to hear more about the scouts!" said Mina.
"Yeah!" said Lita. "So why aren't they here too?"
Leah's face sunk and she didn't answer for a while. The she rubbed her eyes and began. "Remember when I told you my parents were killed?" she finally asked.
The scouts began to realize what she was about to say and Lita went over to comfort her.
"You know how all of you died when Queen Metallia attacked your world? Well, that is kind of what has been happening at my world lately. It all started one night when Procy and I were walking in the garden as we did every night. It was the most beautiful night of the year, all the nighttime flowers were blooming, my favorite birds were cooing. I was in Heaven. Until he showed up.
The stars that lit up the sky all of the sudden disappeared. People ran around screaming as a shadow was cast over my planet. Procy and I both gasped and looked above us to see two glowing red eyes. I froze, and one of the eyes winked at me. Then, the figure decreased its size and flew down next to me. I was so scared I started to cry and Procy jumped between the dark, hooded figure and me.
Before us stood a man in a dark hood. He took his hood off and revealed his face. He looked like an evil wizard. He had a long gray beard and mustache. His eyes glowed an evil red color. He wore a dark cape and had what looked like a crystal ball in his hand. The ball was on the top of a staff that was dark green. There were red letters on it, but I couldn't read them. At the top of the staff, a green youma claw grasped the crystal ball. The claw had dirty yellow fingernails and made my skin curl. The man gave an evil laugh and smiled at me. 'I've found you.' he said
'Procy was shaking with anger. 'What do you want with her!?' he shouted at the old man.
'I've finally found the queen of this galaxy.' he was still talking to himself.
'Queen!?' I thought. 'I'm not the queen. I wonder why he wants the queen! Oh no! He probably wants to take her away or kill her or something. I can't let him do that to mom!' so without thinking, I said the first thing that came to my mind. 'Yes, what do you wish of me?'
Procy looked at me with eyes that said 'Do you know what you're doing!?' but then he realized why I had assumed my mother's position. 'Yes.' he said. 'What do you wish of my wife.' He normally wouldn't had gone along on my little plan, but my mom meant as much to him as she does to me. She was like a second mother to him.
'I'll make you a deal.' said the man as he leaned on his staff. 'You hand over your galaxy, and I leave you alone. You don't, and I destroy everything you love!' By now, thunder had started up. I was so scared, but I managed to keep my cool.
'I . . . I . . .' I stammered to come up with an idea, but none would come. Instead, something else came.
'Stop where you are!' said a familiar voice.
'Don't even think about touching her!' said another. The lightning flashed and revealed four tall figures standing on a fence.
'I am Sailor Centauri, the guardian of love and peace! If you break up this couple's date, I won't stand for it! Prepare yourself, I am Sailor Centauri!'
'You may think we're just girls, but I suggest you look again! I am the guardian of forestry and weather, I am Sailor Proxima!'
'I don't like evil beings that interrupt with a peaceful galaxy! I am the guardian of fire and weaponry, also known as Sailor Magnitude!'
'I'll put up with almost anything, but you're really asking for it! In the name of the planet Sirius, I will defend my friends with the power of ice and water!'
'If they ever showed up on time, now was it!' I sighed to myself.
'Grrr, why do freaky girls always show up and ruin my plans!?' shouted the wizard. Then he put his face next to mine and whispered 'One day. One day and I'll be back. I'll be watching you.' Then he disappeared.
I sighed that he was gone. My friends all jumped over to me. 'What'd he say?' asked Sailor Proxima in a concerned tone.
'Um.' What could I tell them? If I told them, they would tell my parents, and I would be in trouble! 'He said he doesn't want to fight against you guys and he's going to go somewhere else.' I blurted.
'Good.' sighed Sirius. 'That's one less thing we have to worry about.'
'I'm just glad you're safe.' whispered Procy in my ear and then gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
'Oh I see how you are!' said Sailor Centauri as she winked at me. 'Hey, guys, why don't we leave these two alone?' They left, and Procy and I finished our walk. But I wasn't concentrating. My mind kept repeating 'I'll be watching you.' That was the worst day of my life. But it was only the beginning of the end."
"That night, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me. I tossed and turned all night, and I couldn't sleep.
The next day I was in a trance. Anytime someone said something to me, I had to snap out of it. Everyone thought I was acting odd, but I tried not to let it show.
My parents had heard about last night's encounter but figured we shouldn't worry about it since he had left forever.
After Procy and I want on our walk, he asked me why I had been so quiet. I told him I had a lot on my mind. 'That guy from yesterday scared you pretty bad, didn't he?' he asked as though he was reading my mind. 'Don't worry, I have something that will make you feel better.'
'Man, if only he knew!' I thought. 'But I can't tell him what that guy whispered to me! If I do, my parents might find out!' Then a little voice in my head said 'But he's your boyfriend! You should be able to tell him anything!' I remembered all the times he and I have had together. From the times we went for ice cream and I ended up spilling mine all over him to the starlight strolls every night. Maybe my voice was right.
'Leah?' he asked as he looked into my eyes. 'You know I love you.'
I snapped out of my internal argument to answer him. 'Of course I do! And I love you with all of my heart!'
'I got you a little present.' he said as he pulled out a ring box.
I blushed and quickly dropped my head to the ground. 'Don't worry.' he said as though reading my mind again. 'It's not an engagement ring. I think we're both too young for that. Instead, it's a symbol of my commitment for you, Leah.' he looked at me with a serious look. 'When ever you're scared, or you don't know what to do, hopefully, this ring will make you think of me.'
'He sure does a good job at making me fall head over heals for him.' I smiled to myself. 'Thanks.' I said. 'I'll do that.'" then Leah paused to let that memory sink in.
"Is that the ring you have on now?" asked Rei.
"Yes." said Leah as she twirled it.
"It's beautiful!" gasped Mina. She was staring at the gold band in Leah's right ring finger. She didn't know why, but it looked like it had been taped with electrical tape or something. Procy was right. It wasn't that special, but it obviously meant a lot to Leah. There were small letters on it that she couldn't read, but she figured it didn't matter.
"What a great guy." sighed Lita. "He sounds just like my old boyfriend!"
"I figured he would." said Serena.
"Leah," said Ami, "Could you continue please?"
Leah looked down at the ring one more time. The scouts didn't see, the tears that were forming in her eyes. She read the letters. They said: May we never part, but if we do, you'll be in my heart.
"Well," she choked back her tears. "After that, Procy led me to my room and I said goodnight. I had totally forgotten about the scary wizard, and I was practically back to normal. I changed into my pastel purple nightgown and sat down at my desk and gazed into my heart-shaped mirror. I sighed and twirled my ring around my finger.
'Aw!' came a voice from nowhere. 'Isn't that romantic!'
I froze in my seat, but managed to see the reflection of my room in my mirror. A dark figure appeared behind me and smiled a wicked smile. I opened my mouth to scream, but he was at my side in a flash and had his hand over my mouth.
'Don't even think about it, your highness.' he growled. 'I don't want your little friends to show up and help you.'
I was too scared to move or even talk.
'You remember me, don't you. Oh, and in case I didn't tell you last night, you can call me The Sorcerer Dominion .'
I could have died right there. Then I remembered my ring. It was supposed to help me if I was ever scared. Then, I managed to speak. 'So, why are you here?'
'Grrr, I thought I told you that you had one day to make your decision!'
'What decision?' I was scared to death.
He stroked the spot between his eyes. 'The one where you decided to hand over your galaxy, or the people you love.'
'Oh yeah.' I said then thought to myself. 'Now what am I supposed to do!? My friends aren't here, and neither is Procy! What would mom do in this situation? Wait, she wouldn't get herself stuck in a situation like this! Ok, calm down, breathe. I think mom would want to save her country. But I don't want to lose my friends!'
'Come on!' said Dominion. 'I would think a wise queen like you would have made her decision already!'
'He's right. I'm a wise, loving queen! Besides, if I tell him I want to save my galaxy, I can always transform and save my friends! Yeah, that's what I'll do!'
'Hello!? I haven't got all night, you know!'
'I know! I've made my decision!'
His eyes sparkled with delight as he awaited my next sentence.
'I must save my kingdom as my first priority. Other things are only secondary.'
He stopped. That was obviously not the answer he was looking for. 'How dare you!' he shouted as he flung me to the ground. I hit the floor and cried in pain. 'Yeah.' he said. 'You better be crying when I kill all of you precious friends! You haven't seen the last of me!' he disappeared and I heard footsteps running down the hall towards my room.
My father, mother, and Procy opened the door to see me kneeling on the floor next to my bed crying harder then I ever had in my entire life. Procy immediately ran over to me and cradled me in his arms. 'It's okay, it's okay.' he repeated over and over.
'What happened, honey?' asked my dad as he walked in with his arm around my mom.
'Fell . . . . . out . . . . of . . . . . bed.' I forced out between sobs.
'Aw, honey.' said my mom as she walked over to me. 'You'll be Ok.'
'I know.' I said. 'I guess it scared me, that's all.'
'Well, I'm glad you're okay.' said my dad. 'Now try to go back to sleep.'
I forced a smile at my parents and then one at Procy. But he didn't smile back. Instead, he frowned and shook his head.
My parents left, but Prosy stayed.
'Oh man.' I thought. 'He knows.'
I walked over to my desk and but my face in my hands and continued to cry softly.
'Why did you lie to me.' he said.
'I . . .'
'Why did you tell me he was going away forever when he really was planning on coming back to haunt you!?' he sounded angry. He walked over to me and shook my shoulders 'Answer me!'.
I looked at him with fear in my eyes and my bottom lip was quivering.
He realized what he had done. 'I'm sorry.' he said immediately. 'I just can't believe you thought you could hide it. You thought you could handle it on your own!'
I looked at him; my eyes were red from crying.
'You shouldn't have to live with that alone.' his voice sounded hurt. 'I would have helped you.'
'I know.' I said.
'Then why did you keep it from me?' his question was directly to the point.
'I was afraid of what my parents would think.'
'You know, keeping it from me is one thing, keeping it from your parents is another.' his logic pierced my spirit.
'But they'd kill me if they found out I made that decision on my own. I mean, I'm only 16!'
'Wait a minute, you made that decision on your own!?'
'Yeah.' I knew I was in for it.
'Tell me you didn't!' he pleaded.
'Well, I don't want to lie to you again.'
'No.' he whispered. 'What'd you say?'
'I said the galaxy was more important then my friends, so the people will be protected.'
'Not all of the people.' he mumbled so I couldn't hear. Then, we heard a scream, it was coming from my parent's room.
'NO!' I shouted as my eyes got big and I leaped across my room. 'Call the scouts, I think my mistake is taking form!'
Ok, note from the last chapter, you know when she was doing her power and she said, "Forces of the Double Star, give me the power"? Well, her galaxy is called the Galaxy of the Double Star, k? I don't think I mentioned it in this chapter. I think this is my best so far, it's kinda sad (tearjerker) so be ready.
"Hey, guys?" asked Ami as the girl were discussing the most recent battle. "Did you know Leah can transform?"
"What!?" Rei looked at the girl next to her. "You can transform too!?"
"Yeah." She looked confused. "Didn't you guys know that?"
"Why don't you show them?" asked Ami as she winked at Leah.
"Ok." Said Leah as she pulled out her locket. "Kilagniso Aldebaran Henshinoh Uratorymoss!" The scouts watched in amazement as she twirled around and her uniform took shape.
"Woa." Whispered Lita as she looked at the figure before her. Her sailor suit was similar to that of the other scouts. Her collar was a bluish-purple, and so was her skirt and her boots. Her bows, collar, and glove linings were a pinkish-purple. She didn't wear a tiara, but at the center of her bow, she had a star locket.
"I can't believe it!" managed Mina. "I never even imagined you could transform! What do you want us to call you in your transformed state?"
"Kilangniso Aldebaran, or in your language, Sailor Eclipse." Sailor Eclipse smiled at them.
"So how do you know our language?" asked Rei. "You speak it very well and you can translate stuff for us."
"My mother made me study it when I was little. She always dreamed of taking me to meet the Moon Princess. She said that I needed to know English if I wished to communicate with her." Said Sailor Eclipse.
"Wait a minute!" said Artemis. "If you lived during the Silver Millennium, wouldn't you be about a thousand years old!?"
"Actually, I'm 18252 years old." She said and then when she saw the looks on her friends faces, she continued. "You know how our Eclipse's are at different times, well for every year you guys have, I have about 18 years. So, if you guys hadn't have been born again, you would be 1015 years old, correct? So take that number and multiply it by 18 and you get my age. Fortunately, on my planet, age takes millenniums to show. So right now, I'm about as old as you."
"Woa!" said Ami, "That was really interesting!"
"I don't get it." Said Serena.
"Just forget it, you baka odango-atama!" whispered Rei. "I want to hear more about her galaxy!"
"Ok, don't worry, Serena, I'll explain it to you later! See, like Serena, I am the princess of my own galaxy. I have my own cat guardians, my own Sailor Senshi, and I have the ability to transform."
"Your own Sailor Senshi!?" asked Mina. "What are they like?"
"They're pretty much like you guys. They are each princesses of their own respected planets, and they each have powers pertaining to their own respected elements. My galaxy has only five planets. Therefore, I was the princess of one planet, and my friends were the princesses of the four others. They were known as Sailor Magnitude, Sailor Centauri, Sailor Proxima, and Sailor Sirius. Their common names were Antares, Vega, Mira, and Capella. Those guys are the best friends I could ever ask for!"
"So," said Luna. "About your cat guardians, what were they like?" Her eyes shone with eagerness.
"I think you are most like Stella." Said Sailor Eclipse with a chuckle. "She was black and had a star on her fore head. She's always nagging on me on what and what not to do."
"Sounds a lot like Luna!" said Serena.
"Hey!" said Luna with a forgiving smile.
"What about me?" asked Artemis. "Were there any guy cats?"
"Before I answer that," said Sailor Eclipse, "I'm gonna de- transform!" she changed back into the outfit Rei had let her borrow. Lately, since Leah didn't have a home, Rei had offered her a room at her temple. She said staying a year with Grandpa was all the training she needed to beat the real Dominion.
"Well?" probed Artemis.
"You are totally like Cosmos!" said Leah with a laugh. "He is major impatient and he's always good for a laugh! Cosmos is light gray and he has a star on his forehead."
Author's Note: I chose the names Stella and Cosmos because they both have to do with star terms. Stella is short for Stellar Universe, which means Galaxy. I chose Cosmos because I've heard it before. I think it means heavens.
So what's with the star?" asked Ami. "At least I figure that is your symbol since it is on your locket and it is the symbol on Stella and Cosmos's heads."
"You're correct." Said Leah. "My galaxy's symbol is the star as is yours the moon. We are symbolized as a star because we are the outer-most galaxy in all the universe. My galaxy pretty much revolves around the eclipse."
"So there aren't any guys in this story?" asked Serena in a disappointed tone.
"Of course there are!" said Leah with a mischievous look. "I'm just not there yet!"
"DO TELL!!" shouted Serena as she perked up.
"Well, there was a guy I kinda liked, but he wasn't a prince like Darien was. He was a commoner that lived on my planet. His name was Procyon. *Pro-see-on* We met one day when I was ditching school. Yeah, yeah, I know, but school gets boring every now and then. Well anyways, I was running away from the school when I ran into the street. He was walking by with his horse when I ran out in front of him and he practically knocked me over. Well, then I passed out. I woke up in a weird little cottage, it was his house. When he saw I was awake, he came over to me. He told me I should watch where I was going because I scared his horse. He obviously didn't know who I was because I was wearing my school uniform.
'I don't have time to mess with school girls who run around town without looking where they're going!' he said in an angry tone.
At first he scared me so I started to cry. 'Aw, don't cry.' He seemed sorry. 'I didn't mean it, it's just that my little sister just got sold as a slave to some rich geezer. It's all we can do because we can't pay for rent. My mother and father are already sold, and my parents want me to get a job and hold down the fort until they can earn their freedom. I had to skip work today because you ran into me and I didn't know if you were alive or not!'
'I'm so sorry.' Was all I could say.
'Well, I guess I'd better introduce myself so you don't think I'm a convict. My name is Procyon. As you know, I have two parents, a little sister named Cepheid, and my horse named Super Nova. I work at some strange place where they needed a horse. Soop (nickname for my horse) and I go there every day to do whatever they can find for us. If I'm lucky, I'll make enough for a meal and a portion of the rent, but that's only if I'm lucky.'
I had never met anyone like him! My mom and dad and I always figured I'd marry some royal guy from another galaxy. I never even got to hang out with common people. Not even at school. My school was a special one, there's only me, Mira, Capella, Antares, and Vega.
Well, we talked more, and actually became good friends. We talked about everything from the other planets to the other galaxies. Then I had to go. I thanked him for taking care of me, and said I was sorry that I ruined his day. But he said I hadn't ruined it at all. When I was leaving he called after me.
'Wait a second! You never told me your name!' he smiled.
'Leahtair.' I said. 'But just call me Leah.'
I never knew that would take him by such surprise. 'What's wrong?' I asked as his face turned totally white.
'Oh nothing.' he choked but was thinking 'You mean this whole day, I've been chatting with the Princess of Aldebaran! I can't believe it! And to think I almost ran her over with my horse! And to also think that just an hour ago, I had a little crush on her! What are the chances? A teenager destined for slavery, and living in poverty meeting the princess of his planet! She probably has slaves of her own! Boy, how come whenever I make a friend, it doesn't work out!?' his head was screaming inside.
'Are you sure you're okay?' I asked him. 'I'll call you later, okay?' Then I left.
Later, he and I started meeting a lot. We became really good friends. Okay, Okay, maybe we were more than friends! I'll admit. I eventually helped free his family and paid the rent for him, I mean it was the least I could do after he saved my life! I talked my parents into letting his family come stay at our palace. Everyday, he would work on our garden, or any other odd jobs I could find for him. My mom would always get after me after she caught me watching him work. I would spend hours on end watching him plant our flowers, scrub our floors, or even eat at that. There was something about him that I just couldn't help but notice.
With his family living with us, his sister became like a sister to me. I called her Sephie and she called me Leah. Procy (which I called him) would always thank me for giving her a better childhood than he had. I always told him it was no problem, but he always had to make sure I knew it.
Every time he and I would go for a walk, he would always stare at me. I'm really shy, and that would just scare the heck out of me! See, we had been going steady for about 1 year, so one day, when I was 16 and he was 18, I brought it up.
'Hey Procy?'
'Yeah.' he said, his gaze fixed on my eyes.
'Why do you always look at me like that?' I laughed uncomfortably and looked to the ground.
Then he put his hand under my chin and lifted it up so I was looking him in the eyes. He had a really serious look on his face. 'Because every time I do, it reminds me how lucky I am.'
My heart melted away, right there. I had convinced my parents a couple of years ago that it wasn't what was on the outside of a person, it was what was on the inside. And I had found one person with a heart of gold."
Serena sighed. Leah's story reminded her so much of her and Darien. She remembered the long walks through the castle gardens, the romantic moonlight strolls. 'She's got it so good!' she thought. 'She still lives in this time.'
Leah went on. "Procy and I were really tight. After that, I was never uncomfortable around him again. I loved him more than anything." She concluded as a small tear over flowed from her eyes.
Luna sat there remembering the time of the Silver Millennium. 'Those were peaceful times. Serena and Darien were close as well. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed like Leah was talking as if her story was from the past.'
"I want to hear more about the scouts!" said Mina.
"Yeah!" said Lita. "So why aren't they here too?"
Leah's face sunk and she didn't answer for a while. The she rubbed her eyes and began. "Remember when I told you my parents were killed?" she finally asked.
The scouts began to realize what she was about to say and Lita went over to comfort her.
"You know how all of you died when Queen Metallia attacked your world? Well, that is kind of what has been happening at my world lately. It all started one night when Procy and I were walking in the garden as we did every night. It was the most beautiful night of the year, all the nighttime flowers were blooming, my favorite birds were cooing. I was in Heaven. Until he showed up.
The stars that lit up the sky all of the sudden disappeared. People ran around screaming as a shadow was cast over my planet. Procy and I both gasped and looked above us to see two glowing red eyes. I froze, and one of the eyes winked at me. Then, the figure decreased its size and flew down next to me. I was so scared I started to cry and Procy jumped between the dark, hooded figure and me.
Before us stood a man in a dark hood. He took his hood off and revealed his face. He looked like an evil wizard. He had a long gray beard and mustache. His eyes glowed an evil red color. He wore a dark cape and had what looked like a crystal ball in his hand. The ball was on the top of a staff that was dark green. There were red letters on it, but I couldn't read them. At the top of the staff, a green youma claw grasped the crystal ball. The claw had dirty yellow fingernails and made my skin curl. The man gave an evil laugh and smiled at me. 'I've found you.' he said
'Procy was shaking with anger. 'What do you want with her!?' he shouted at the old man.
'I've finally found the queen of this galaxy.' he was still talking to himself.
'Queen!?' I thought. 'I'm not the queen. I wonder why he wants the queen! Oh no! He probably wants to take her away or kill her or something. I can't let him do that to mom!' so without thinking, I said the first thing that came to my mind. 'Yes, what do you wish of me?'
Procy looked at me with eyes that said 'Do you know what you're doing!?' but then he realized why I had assumed my mother's position. 'Yes.' he said. 'What do you wish of my wife.' He normally wouldn't had gone along on my little plan, but my mom meant as much to him as she does to me. She was like a second mother to him.
'I'll make you a deal.' said the man as he leaned on his staff. 'You hand over your galaxy, and I leave you alone. You don't, and I destroy everything you love!' By now, thunder had started up. I was so scared, but I managed to keep my cool.
'I . . . I . . .' I stammered to come up with an idea, but none would come. Instead, something else came.
'Stop where you are!' said a familiar voice.
'Don't even think about touching her!' said another. The lightning flashed and revealed four tall figures standing on a fence.
'I am Sailor Centauri, the guardian of love and peace! If you break up this couple's date, I won't stand for it! Prepare yourself, I am Sailor Centauri!'
'You may think we're just girls, but I suggest you look again! I am the guardian of forestry and weather, I am Sailor Proxima!'
'I don't like evil beings that interrupt with a peaceful galaxy! I am the guardian of fire and weaponry, also known as Sailor Magnitude!'
'I'll put up with almost anything, but you're really asking for it! In the name of the planet Sirius, I will defend my friends with the power of ice and water!'
'If they ever showed up on time, now was it!' I sighed to myself.
'Grrr, why do freaky girls always show up and ruin my plans!?' shouted the wizard. Then he put his face next to mine and whispered 'One day. One day and I'll be back. I'll be watching you.' Then he disappeared.
I sighed that he was gone. My friends all jumped over to me. 'What'd he say?' asked Sailor Proxima in a concerned tone.
'Um.' What could I tell them? If I told them, they would tell my parents, and I would be in trouble! 'He said he doesn't want to fight against you guys and he's going to go somewhere else.' I blurted.
'Good.' sighed Sirius. 'That's one less thing we have to worry about.'
'I'm just glad you're safe.' whispered Procy in my ear and then gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
'Oh I see how you are!' said Sailor Centauri as she winked at me. 'Hey, guys, why don't we leave these two alone?' They left, and Procy and I finished our walk. But I wasn't concentrating. My mind kept repeating 'I'll be watching you.' That was the worst day of my life. But it was only the beginning of the end."
"That night, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me. I tossed and turned all night, and I couldn't sleep.
The next day I was in a trance. Anytime someone said something to me, I had to snap out of it. Everyone thought I was acting odd, but I tried not to let it show.
My parents had heard about last night's encounter but figured we shouldn't worry about it since he had left forever.
After Procy and I want on our walk, he asked me why I had been so quiet. I told him I had a lot on my mind. 'That guy from yesterday scared you pretty bad, didn't he?' he asked as though he was reading my mind. 'Don't worry, I have something that will make you feel better.'
'Man, if only he knew!' I thought. 'But I can't tell him what that guy whispered to me! If I do, my parents might find out!' Then a little voice in my head said 'But he's your boyfriend! You should be able to tell him anything!' I remembered all the times he and I have had together. From the times we went for ice cream and I ended up spilling mine all over him to the starlight strolls every night. Maybe my voice was right.
'Leah?' he asked as he looked into my eyes. 'You know I love you.'
I snapped out of my internal argument to answer him. 'Of course I do! And I love you with all of my heart!'
'I got you a little present.' he said as he pulled out a ring box.
I blushed and quickly dropped my head to the ground. 'Don't worry.' he said as though reading my mind again. 'It's not an engagement ring. I think we're both too young for that. Instead, it's a symbol of my commitment for you, Leah.' he looked at me with a serious look. 'When ever you're scared, or you don't know what to do, hopefully, this ring will make you think of me.'
'He sure does a good job at making me fall head over heals for him.' I smiled to myself. 'Thanks.' I said. 'I'll do that.'" then Leah paused to let that memory sink in.
"Is that the ring you have on now?" asked Rei.
"Yes." said Leah as she twirled it.
"It's beautiful!" gasped Mina. She was staring at the gold band in Leah's right ring finger. She didn't know why, but it looked like it had been taped with electrical tape or something. Procy was right. It wasn't that special, but it obviously meant a lot to Leah. There were small letters on it that she couldn't read, but she figured it didn't matter.
"What a great guy." sighed Lita. "He sounds just like my old boyfriend!"
"I figured he would." said Serena.
"Leah," said Ami, "Could you continue please?"
Leah looked down at the ring one more time. The scouts didn't see, the tears that were forming in her eyes. She read the letters. They said: May we never part, but if we do, you'll be in my heart.
"Well," she choked back her tears. "After that, Procy led me to my room and I said goodnight. I had totally forgotten about the scary wizard, and I was practically back to normal. I changed into my pastel purple nightgown and sat down at my desk and gazed into my heart-shaped mirror. I sighed and twirled my ring around my finger.
'Aw!' came a voice from nowhere. 'Isn't that romantic!'
I froze in my seat, but managed to see the reflection of my room in my mirror. A dark figure appeared behind me and smiled a wicked smile. I opened my mouth to scream, but he was at my side in a flash and had his hand over my mouth.
'Don't even think about it, your highness.' he growled. 'I don't want your little friends to show up and help you.'
I was too scared to move or even talk.
'You remember me, don't you. Oh, and in case I didn't tell you last night, you can call me The Sorcerer Dominion .'
I could have died right there. Then I remembered my ring. It was supposed to help me if I was ever scared. Then, I managed to speak. 'So, why are you here?'
'Grrr, I thought I told you that you had one day to make your decision!'
'What decision?' I was scared to death.
He stroked the spot between his eyes. 'The one where you decided to hand over your galaxy, or the people you love.'
'Oh yeah.' I said then thought to myself. 'Now what am I supposed to do!? My friends aren't here, and neither is Procy! What would mom do in this situation? Wait, she wouldn't get herself stuck in a situation like this! Ok, calm down, breathe. I think mom would want to save her country. But I don't want to lose my friends!'
'Come on!' said Dominion. 'I would think a wise queen like you would have made her decision already!'
'He's right. I'm a wise, loving queen! Besides, if I tell him I want to save my galaxy, I can always transform and save my friends! Yeah, that's what I'll do!'
'Hello!? I haven't got all night, you know!'
'I know! I've made my decision!'
His eyes sparkled with delight as he awaited my next sentence.
'I must save my kingdom as my first priority. Other things are only secondary.'
He stopped. That was obviously not the answer he was looking for. 'How dare you!' he shouted as he flung me to the ground. I hit the floor and cried in pain. 'Yeah.' he said. 'You better be crying when I kill all of you precious friends! You haven't seen the last of me!' he disappeared and I heard footsteps running down the hall towards my room.
My father, mother, and Procy opened the door to see me kneeling on the floor next to my bed crying harder then I ever had in my entire life. Procy immediately ran over to me and cradled me in his arms. 'It's okay, it's okay.' he repeated over and over.
'What happened, honey?' asked my dad as he walked in with his arm around my mom.
'Fell . . . . . out . . . . of . . . . . bed.' I forced out between sobs.
'Aw, honey.' said my mom as she walked over to me. 'You'll be Ok.'
'I know.' I said. 'I guess it scared me, that's all.'
'Well, I'm glad you're okay.' said my dad. 'Now try to go back to sleep.'
I forced a smile at my parents and then one at Procy. But he didn't smile back. Instead, he frowned and shook his head.
My parents left, but Prosy stayed.
'Oh man.' I thought. 'He knows.'
I walked over to my desk and but my face in my hands and continued to cry softly.
'Why did you lie to me.' he said.
'I . . .'
'Why did you tell me he was going away forever when he really was planning on coming back to haunt you!?' he sounded angry. He walked over to me and shook my shoulders 'Answer me!'.
I looked at him with fear in my eyes and my bottom lip was quivering.
He realized what he had done. 'I'm sorry.' he said immediately. 'I just can't believe you thought you could hide it. You thought you could handle it on your own!'
I looked at him; my eyes were red from crying.
'You shouldn't have to live with that alone.' his voice sounded hurt. 'I would have helped you.'
'I know.' I said.
'Then why did you keep it from me?' his question was directly to the point.
'I was afraid of what my parents would think.'
'You know, keeping it from me is one thing, keeping it from your parents is another.' his logic pierced my spirit.
'But they'd kill me if they found out I made that decision on my own. I mean, I'm only 16!'
'Wait a minute, you made that decision on your own!?'
'Yeah.' I knew I was in for it.
'Tell me you didn't!' he pleaded.
'Well, I don't want to lie to you again.'
'No.' he whispered. 'What'd you say?'
'I said the galaxy was more important then my friends, so the people will be protected.'
'Not all of the people.' he mumbled so I couldn't hear. Then, we heard a scream, it was coming from my parent's room.
'NO!' I shouted as my eyes got big and I leaped across my room. 'Call the scouts, I think my mistake is taking form!'
